Traffic road capacity observation calculator

Calculate total throughput and observed throughput per lane with your own figures.

Your numbers

Use the units shown. Results update as you change valid inputs.

Use total throughput and observed throughput per lane to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Observed vehicle passages (count)
2400
Observation duration (minutes)
60
Observed lanes (count)
3
Total throughput (vehicles/hour)
2400
Observed throughput per lane (vehicles/hour/lane)
800

Try another scenario

Observed vehicle passages (count)
2401
Observation duration (minutes)
60
Observed lanes (count)
3
Total throughput (vehicles/hour)
2401
Observed throughput per lane (vehicles/hour/lane)
800.333333
Calculation method

Calculation method

Total throughput (vehicles/hour)

Observed count converted to hourly per-lane rate; observed throughput is not demonstrated road capacity.

Observed throughput per lane (vehicles/hour/lane)

Observed count converted to hourly per-lane rate; observed throughput is not demonstrated road capacity.

Symbols and units
a
Observed vehicle passages (count)
b
Observation duration (minutes)
c
Observed lanes (count)

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • User-supplied measurements and assumptions; Observed count converted to hourly per-lane rate; observed throughput is not demonstrated road capacity. Supported limits: Finite numeric values bounded to 1e9 magnitude; lists and tables contain 1–100 records unless a stricter bound is stated. Inputs use the units shown. Lists explicitly paired by a method must have matching lengths; independent polynomial coefficient vectors may differ. Respect stated physical, interpolation, policy and computational domain limits.
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